All tagged Lisa Macuja Elizalde
Very few would suspect that its choreographer Marius Petipa was fighting almost every step of the way with prima ballerina Ekaterina Vazem who took on the lead role of Nikiya.
Marius Petipa’s most popular exotic ballet premiered in 1877 at the Imperial Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre, Saint Petersburg to an appreciative audience that immediately hailed it as a masterpiece.
According to the prima ballerina, La Bayadere is considered the most difficult among all the white ballets.
The heart of the dance is the heart of the dancer.
“There was that breath in dancing, a quality that’s hardly seen in the younger generation. “
The Ballet Manila Archives shares the article in full in memory of Mrs. Radaic, an institution in Philippine dance and a teacher to generations of ballet artists, who passed away on June 2, 2026.
In celebration of Father’s Day, we focus the spotlight on three dads of differing temperaments who have graced the Ballet Manila stage.
We caught up with the artistic director at the press launch of Paquita and asked her to flesh out the elements that make this ballet a must-watch.
Ballet Manila is charming in lilac.
With opening night drawing near, Lisa is thrilled to be sharing the ballet that has been keeping her on her toes since March.
In this clip from The Legends and the Classics Encore (2013), Lisa danced as Paquita for the last time with her then dance partner, principal artist Rudy De Dios.
Of all the wonders that the world had to offer, only art promised immortality.
The trip to Krasnoyarsk, in the heart of Siberia, was the fifth for Lisa Macuja and Osias Barroso.
Maybe that’s why Dumaguete is still the kind of city where a ballet like Swan Lake matters. Because we haven’t lost our capacity to believe in beauty.
In celebration of Mother’s Day, we turn the spotlight on these women of many facets – fierce, gracious, hopeful – as they have been portrayed by Ballet Manila.
In what has become an annual tradition for us at the Ballet Manila Archives, we celebrate Flores de Mayo with a showcase of floral-focused scenes at the ballet!
The International Dance Day Festival opens on April 22, with the Ballet Gala slated on April 25, Saturday, at the Samsung Performing Arts Theater of Circuit Makati.
In this video, Lisa is seen putting together the choreography during Paquita’s first rehearsal. Joining her are principal dancers Abigail Oliveiro, Mark Sumaylo and Romeo Peralta Jr.
The lowly broom was a favorite prop in La Fille Mal Gardee, Cinderella and Snow White, figuring in scenes that drew much laughter in between the romance.
Sleeping Beauty will be the shared offering of Ballet Manila and Manila Symphony Orchestra as they open their respective seasons.
